Sissach

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2861

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’303 parcels in Sissach, covering 8.9 km². 66.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 654 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’303
1.8% of the canton
Total area
8.9 km²
1.7% of the canton
Median area
654 m²
Canton: 702 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
66.1%
Canton: 56.6%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1979
Canton: 1979
Switzerland: 1975

About Sissach

Sissach ranks 17th of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 1.8% of the canton's parcels on 1.7% of its area. The median parcel in Sissach measures 654 m², about the same as the canton median of 702 m². Sissach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohn- Geschäftszone 2- geschossig (18.3%), Wohnzone 2- geschossig (13.9%) and Wohnzone 1- geschossig (13.3%). In total, Sissach uses 45 zone designations.

According to the building register, Sissach has 2’662 buildings with 3’537 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.1% of them), and 24.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is the same as in the canton as a whole.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’522 (66.1%)

Unbuilt: 781 (33.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohn- Geschäftszone 2- geschossig4220.26 km²85.8%
Wohnzone 2- geschossig3200.23 km²90.3%
Wohnzone 1- geschossig3070.22 km²90.6%
Strasse innerhalb ZPS2140.22 km²4.7%
Landwirtschaftszone2002.43 km²28.0%
Wald1013.89 km²7.9%
K3860.05 km²96.5%
Wohn- Geschäftszone 3- geschossig820.11 km²93.9%
Gewerbezone 2640.22 km²78.1%
K1540.03 km²81.5%
Naturschutzzone520.10 km²5.8%
OeWA470.40 km²83.0%
Other zones (33 labels)3540.76 km²63.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’662 buildings with 3’537 dwellings here; 953 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’662
Dwellings
3’537
Single-family houses
953
Building volume
3.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’500
  • Mixed use46
  • Non-residential839
  • Other277

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920238
  • 1920-1945104
  • 1946-1960164
  • 1961-1980279
  • 1981-2000336
  • 2001-2010174
  • 2011-2020147
  • 2021 and later46
  • Unknown year34

Maps and geodata for Sissach

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